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W. E. DOUBLED'AVYV MAKING FUR BATS.

Patented Jan. 31,1882.

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W. E. DOUBLEDAY.

MAKING FUR BATS.

Patented Jan. 31,1882.

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N. PEYERS. HMwI-iliwgnphor. Waihingon. I7.C.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

INILLIAM E. DOUBLEDAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ELLEN M.

DOUBLEDAY, OF SAME PLACE.

MAKING FUR BATS.

SPECIFICATION forming 'part of Letters Patent No. 253,162, dated .l'anuary 31 1882.

Application filed Decemherl fl, 1881. (No model.) v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. DOUBLEDAY,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at New same,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a horizontal or plan view of a machine which I have invented for carrying out my new improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line or 3 ,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of my newly-invented bat. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of another machine which I propose to use in carrying out my invention. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a machine containing additional improvement.

Referring to Fig. 2, A B 0 represent respectively the feeding-apron, the blower, and fur upon the apron; but as these parts of the machine may be of any usual or approved construction adapted for blowing fur upon an exhausted cone, they need not he specifically described.

D represents a flat perforated or reticulated surface, placed above an exhausting-chamber, E, which is connected with an exhaust-fan, F, whereby a current of air is caused to pass downward through the surface D.

G is a roller, connected by a train of gearing and belt, or belts and pulleys alone, efg, with the shaft of fan F, whereby a slow rotary motion is imparted to roller G in the direction indicated by arrow I. H is a supply-roller, both rollers being mounted in suitable bearings upon the frame-work I I of the machine.

This machine may be operated substantially as follows: A strip of mosquito-netting, (millinet,) being wound upon the supply-roller H, is

passed thence over the perforated surface D,

thence to the receiving-roller G, to which it is connected in such manner that by the rotation thereof it (the mosquito-netting) is drawn slowly over the perforated surface. During the passage of the mosquito-netting over this perforated surface there is deposited upon it a thin layer of fur by means of the parts A B 0.

Thus there will be produced a hat consisting of a fibrous woven base and a superimposed layer of fur, and as the bat thus produced is wound upon the receiving-roller G, the operator can form a continuous bat the full width of the strip of mosquito-netting, and of any de- 6o sired length, as will be readily understood without further explanation. As the work progresses and the size of the roll of bat upon the receivin g-roller G increases, the speed at which the mosquito-netting is drawn over the perfomanner as to insure that the mosquito-netting shall travel over the perforated surface D at a uniform speed relative to the movement of the parts A B G and the rate at which the fur is blown upon the mosquito-netting; or substantially the same result may be accomplished by permitting the rate of travel of the netting over the surface D to increase as the diameter of the roll of the bat increases, and at thesame time making a corresponding variation in the thickness of the layer of fur upon the feedingapron A.

Referring to Fig. 5, the perforated surface is shown in the form of a cylinder, J, from which the air is partially exhausted, and over which the mosquito-netting and furconstituting the bat pass.

The other part of the mechanism may be substantially the same as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, except that, instead of the inclosed chamber (the exhausting-chamber) being square or 5 rectangular in form, I propose'in thisinstauce to employ a circular jacket, K, which conforms substantially to the outer surface of the cylinder J, exhausting the air from the ends of the cylinder through trunks 70, one on each side of I00 Hence, in order to insure 7o the machine. The cylinder may be rotated either by the friction of the mosquito-netting or by a train-gearing and belt, ij k, and a cogged rim, 1, at one end of the cylinder, (see Fig. 5,) the speed of the cyl-inder,if it has the posith'e movement, being regulated to correspond with the speed of the bat which is being wound upon the receiving-roller G.

I do not wish to be limited to the use of mosquito-netting (millinet) as the base for this bat, because otheiffabrics of a similar construction, either woven or knitted, might be used, the only essential requisite being that air can pass freely through, it, and that the fur sh all not adhere too closely to it.

One advantage which this bat posseses is the facility with which it can be made of any desired width and length for sticking the fur to sheets of felted or woven fabric by substantially the process described in my Patent No. 253,160. A notheradvantageisthis: Thefibrous or woven base, while it holds the fur with suflicient firmness to permit its being handled and placed upon the body to which it is to be stuck, is readily detached therefrom after the operation of sticking has been completed. Another advantage is the woven or fibrous base serves substantially the same purpose as does the thin layer of cotton upon fur described in my Patent No. 253,160 in facilitating the sticking without felting the fibers of fur together. Another advantage is this: The bat thus produced can be conveniently cut into suitable shape for the formation of naps of hats by applying the same to a fibrous hat-body instead ofthecone-shaped bat described in my Patent No. 253,160.

In Fig. 6, L is a supply-roller having a sheet of felted or woven fabric composed of suitable fiber to receive the fur arranged in such relation to the perforated surface and to an ordinary jigger that the fur bat can be delivered in contact with the under side of the felted or woven fiber and the two delivered to the jigger, the bat resting upon the bed-plate M, the

5 jigger N resting upon the fabric so that thefur can be stuck to the fabric; or instead of the fabric with the fur bat added to it being delivered to the jigger the two may be wound upon a roller, located as indicated in dotted lines 0, to be unrolled and delivered to any desired mechanism which is adapted to stick the fur to the fabric. Of course if the fabric and bat be delivered directl to thejigger the movement of the material through the bat-forming mechanism must be timed to correspond with the movement of the bat and fiber through the ji gger.

The bat thus produced may, when preferred, be cut into proper shape for application to hatbodies for the purpose of fur-coating them.

I am aware that a continuous bat has been heretofore formed by depositing .the fibers upon an exhausted reticulated rotating surface hence I do not claim thatprocess broadly; but my improved method of depositing the fiber upon a thin non-feltable fabric which is moving over or with the exhausted surface possesses many advantages over the old plan in making the bat, and the bat when thus. produced can be subsequently manipulated with much greater facility by reason of the combination of the fiber with its fibrous base.

I do not in this case claim any features of construction except those which are specifi; callysetforth in the claims, as I have filed another application as a division of this'case,and reserve to myself the right to claim in such d-ivision all patentable features shown herein but not specifically covered by the claims in this case. a

What I claim is- 1. The herein-described fur bat, consisting of a layer of loose fur, in combination with a supporting fabric of substantially non-fel table fibrous material.

2. The,herein-described method of making a fur bat in a continuous fiatsheet-that is to say, by depositing a layer of loose fur upon a traveling fabric of substantially non-feltable fibrous material and attaching the fur to the fabric by means ofan air-current which passes through the fur and the fibrous material, substantially as set forth.

3. In a machine for making fur bats, the combination of the following elements, namely: a perforated surface, means for moving a fabric over said surface, means for depositing fur upon the fabric, and means for causing thefur to adhere to the fabric, substantially as set forth.

4. In a machine for making fur-faced articles, the combination of the followingelements, namely: means adapted to move a continuous non-feltable fabric over a perforated surface, means adapted to deposit fur on said fabric, means for causing the fur to adhere to said fabric,means for supplying a feltable fabric to the fur bat thus produced, and mechanism adapted to stick the fur bat to the feltable fabric.

5. The herein-described process of making a continuous fur bat-that is to say, bydepositing a layer or surface of fur by means of the practically continuously feeding mechanism upon a continuous fibrous base, substantially as set forth.

WVILLIAM E. DOUBLEDAY.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES TAPPAN, H. H. DOUBLEDAY. 

